Adjustable last for use in making and repairing boots, shoes, and the like, by hand



F JOHNSON.

ND REPAIRING BOOTS, SHOES APPLICATION FILED JUNEIO, 1919.

ADJUSTABLE LAST FOR USE IN MAKlNG A AND THE LIKE BY HAND.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- FL JOHNSON. ADJUSTABLE LAST FOR USE IN MAKING ANDREPAIRING 5001s,

SHOES, AND THE LIKE BY HAND.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1919.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

2 SHEETSSHEET Z- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED JOHNSON, OF BURNLEY, ENGLAND.

ADJUSTABLE LAST FOR USE IN MAKING AND REPAIRING BOOTS, SHOES, AND THELIKE, BY HAND.

Application filed .Tune 10, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRED JoHNsoN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Burnley, in the county of Lancaster, lfingland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Lastsfor Use in Making and Repairing Boots, Shoes, and the like, by Hand, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce at a low cost a last made ofiron or other suitable material, which with its appurtenances canreadily be arranged to support and firmly hold in position a boot orshoe of any size during the processes of making or re airing by hand.

11 the drawings, Figure 1 is a detail side view of the body portion of alast construct ed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe heel pillar. Fig. 3 is a side view, and Fig. 4 is a plan View, of amedium size sole piece. Fig. 5 is a side view of a small sole piece.Fig. 6 is a side view, and Fig. 7 is a planview, of an extension heelpiece. Fig. 8 is a side view of the various parts of the last assembledtogether for use with a small shoe. Fig. 9 is a side view showing thevarious parts of the last arranged for use with a large shoe.

The body 12 of the last is substantially U- shaped, and has a long limba which forms a sole piece for use with a large shoe. This sole piece aprojects from a base 14, and a second base 15 projects at a right anglefrom the base 14 and forms one side of a pillar b. This pillar b has aprojection c, which is preferably triangular in cross-section, and whichmay be formed integral with it, or which may be detachably connected toit. The two bases 14 and 15 have similar slots 6 and d formed in them.

The heel pillar 18 has a projecting bar f arranged at a right angle toit, and which engages interchangeably with the slots 6 and d, and isadapted to be secured in them by a set-screw h.

The medium size sole piece 20, and the small size sole piece 21, haverecesses g for engaging with the projection 0. The extension heel piece24 has a recess 25 whlch fits over the top 26 of the heel pillar 18, andoperates Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Serial No. 303,083.

to increase its height and Width. The slots 6 and d are arranged atequal distances from the apex of the angle between the bases 14 and 15,and the bar 7 is at the same distance from the base 28 of the heelpillar 18.

WVhen manipulating a boot or shoe of small or medium size, the selectedsole piece is placed on the limb b with the projection c entering itsrecess; the bar f is passed through the slot d and the heel pillarbrought close to the limb b as shown in Fig. 8. The boot is slipped overthe said sole piece and heel pillar, and the heel pillar slid out or thebody of the device caused to recede from the heel pillar until the toeand heel of the boot are firmly held, when the parts are secured inposition by the setscrew 71, engaging the bar f.

Assuming that it is next required to deal with a boot or shoe of largesize, the setscrew it is taken out, the lesser sole piece and heelpillar removed, the body of the device turned over to the extent of 90degrees so that the permanent large sole piece comes uppermost as shownin Fig. 9. The heel pillar is then opposed to the former underside ofthe device with its bar f in the slot 6, the loose heel piece (Figs. 6and 7 fitted on the top of the pillar, the sole and heel parts adjustedto the interior length of the boot or shoe and secured as before by thesetscrew.

The last when adjusted leaves both hands of the operator free to work,instead of requiring one hand to steady the boot on the last, as is thecase with the ordinary solid lasts made for home use. It can be madewith a sufiiciently broad bottom to remain stable in use when resting ona table, bench or floor, or can if preferred be screwed down.

I claim- A shoe last, comprising a body portion having two basesarranged at a right angle to each other and each provided with a similarslot, one of the bases forming also a pillar and the other base having alarge size sole piece projecting from it substantially parallel to thesaid pillar, a small removable sole piece adapted to be supported by thesaid pillar, a heel pillar provided with a projecting bar for engaginginterchangeably with the slots in the bases, said heel pillar being ofthe same height as the afore said pillar and the small sole piece whensupported by the aforesaid pillar, and an extension heel piece adaptedto fiteover one end of the aforesaid heel piece to increase its heightand width when it is used in combination with the large size sole piece,-there-' in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

ERNEST PRIESTLEY NEWTON, JOHN BURROW. r

